IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.24506 OF 2018 & WRIT PETITION NOS.30455-30471 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN 1. SHILPA SHREE AGED 27 YEARS NO 232, 1ST MAIN ROAD 2ND CROSS, SIDDIVINAYAKA BLOCK TEACHERS LAYOUT RAJKUMAR ROAD MYSORE 29.
2. H RAVI AGED 40 YEARS NO 78, 1ST FLOOR, KRISHNANADA NEAR POLILCE QUARTERS JARAKABANDE KAVAL NANDHINI LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560096 3. C VENU AGED 35 YEARS S/O NANJUNDEGOWDA NO 189/1 NATARAJA NILAYA UDAYAGIRI LAYOUT HASSAN - 570019.
4. U N KARTHIK AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS S/O NAGARAJU NO 4, 4TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, BHOVI PALYA, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM BENGALURU – 560086.
5. MAHALAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS W/O SHANKRAPPA LAKSHMI SAREE HOUSE NEAR OLD BUS STAND JAVAGHAL ARASIKERE TALUK – 573125.
6. SHRIDHAR AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS NO 3, 3RD MAIN ROAD 4TH CROSS, HASSAN TOWN 7. C. D SHIVAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O PARAKISH KOLI DODDAIAH BUILDING JAVAGHAL ARASIKERE TALUK - 573125.
8. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS C/O SOMASHEKAR 3RD MAIN ROAD, 4TH CROSS, HEMAVATHI NAGAR HASSAN – 573202.
9. R. N CHANDRASHEAKAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS LALITH RAJ PUROHIT NO. 113/A , 2ND FLOOR, 3RD CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, PRAKASH NAGAR BENGALURU- 560021.
10. SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O LATE NINGEGOWDA C/O MAHAVEER JAIN NO 129, 19TH MAIN ROAD 1ST BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU - 560010 11. CHANDRU AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS S/O MOHANAPPA NEAR OLD BUS STATION JAVAGHAL ARASIKERE TALUK -573125.
12. RAMESH RAJ PUROHIT AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SARASWATHI CLOTH CENTRE JAVAGHAL ARASIKERE TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT – 573125.
13. GANESH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS C/O LALITH KUMAR NO 129, 19TH MAIN ROAD 1ST BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU – 560010.
14. J SOMASHEKAR S/O SIDDAPPA SHETTY LAKSHMIPURA JAVAGHAL ARASIKERE TALUK HASSAN -573125.
15. SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS PAWN BROKERS SHOP JAVAGHAL ARASIKERE TALUK HASSAN -573125.
16. LATHA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS W/O RAMESH NO.162, 4TH CROSS 3RD CROSS, MARUTHINAGAR BAPUJINAGAR BENGALURU – 560026.
17. A P SUNIL AGED 35 YEARS NO.117, SHIRADHANA HALLI ARAKALAGUDU HASSAN DISTRICT – 573102.
18. GEVA RAM AGED 40 YEARS S/O BYRA RAM NO.316/3 ARALIKATTE CIRCLE HASSAN – 573201.
... PETITIONERS (BY Smt. PRIYAMVADA J, ADVOCATE FOR SRI AJIT KALYAN, ADVOCATE) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING VIKAS SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001 2. THE COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD KAVERI BHAVAN, K G ROAD, BENGALURU – 560009.
... RESPONDENTS (BY Smt. PRATHIMA HONNAPURA, AGA) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11.09.2017 ANNEXURE-G AND ALLOT THE AVAILABLE VACANT SITES IN CHENNAPATNA LAYOUT-HASSAN.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Smt. Priyamvada J., learned counsel for Sri Ajit Kalyan, learned counsel for the petitioners.
Smt Prathima Honnapura, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent No.1.
2. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, office objection is ignored.
3. The petitions are admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, the petitions are heard finally.
4. In these petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners inter alia seek for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 to consider the representations dated 11.09.2017 at Annexure-G submitted by the petitioners within the stipulated time, allot the available vacant sites in Chennapatna Layout-Hassan and to take suitable action in accordance with law .
5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and in the facts of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petitions with a direction that suitable action on the representations submitted by the petitioners, if not already decided, shall be taken in accordance with law by the respondent No.2 by a speaking order within 2 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today.
Needless to state that the competent authority shall decide the representations submitted by the petitioners bearing in mind the orders passed by the Bench of this Court contained in Annexures-E1 to E4. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits.
Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE PYR